Demond Bates hopped off the bench to pour in 26 points and Jon Breeden wound up with 21 as hot-shooting Central Dauphin East used its lethal transition game to rout Carlisle 91-54 in Mid-Penn Commonwealth Division boys' basketball action Tuesday night at East High.

Brian Chatman added 13 points, 7 blocked shots and six boards for East (16-3, 10-3), which rolled to its fifth consecutive victory. Bruce Leib's Panthers, up 53-33 at halftime and 79-42 after three, shot 68 percent from the floor (30 of 44) during the first 24 minutes.

Bates was ridiculously efficient, burying all 11 of his field-goal attempts. Breeden was 6-for-9 from the floor and a perfect 8 of 8 from the foul line.

East also picked up nine boards from Terrence Kellum.

Corey Henneghan scored 20 points for Carlisle (8-11, 4-10), which must win its last three games to reach the District 3-AAAA tournament. The Thundering Herd also played without senior Jeremy Henninger (illness) and Anthony Coleman (knee).

Coleman, who partially damaged the ACL and meniscus in his left knee in last week's 68-63 loss at Steel-High, will miss the remainder of the season.

In other Mid-Penn Keystone action ...

Trinity 59, Middletown 50
Eric Kindler scored 23 points and Matt Donahue chipped in 15 to help the Shamrocks hold off the Blue Raiders. Trinity, which also got 13 points from Mike Diminick, led by 10 at the half and was able to keep Middletown at bay. Aaron Lupia led the Raiders with 14 points.

Cedar Cliff 89, Bishop McDevitt 54
D.J. Rowe scored 21 of his school-record 40 points in the first half to lead the Colts to an easy home win. Rowe broke the old school record of 39 points set by Lebanon Valley College senior Dan Hodge. Cliff, which led 46-20 at the half, also got 14 points from Travis Mettler. The Crusaders got 12 points from Ryan Corrigan.

COLONIAL

East Pennsboro 52, Northern 46
The Panthers took over in the third quarter thanks to six points each from Wes Strayer and Kelvin White (10 points). EP then iced this one in the fourth quarter by going 12-for-19 from the free-throw line. T.J. Ondesko led the way for the home team with 17 points, while Robbie Bleiler scored a game-high 23 points for the Polar Bears.

West Perry 58, Susquenita 40
Thanks to the inside work of Ed Kent and Jade Wilson in the second quarter, the Mustangs took over in this Colonial scrap. Dayne Abeling (17 points), Kent (14) and Wilson (13) all posted double figures for WP, while Nick Supko's 10 points led the Blackhawks.

TRI-VALLEY

Line Mountain 51, East Juniata 34
Trae Wren and Mike Marciniak scored 13 and 11 points, respectively, to help the Eagles steadily pull away at home. The Eagles held EJ to just 12 points over the middle quarters and moved to within a game of Greenwood and Newport for second place in the TVL. The Tigers got eight points apiece from Tyler Dressler and Tyler Erhard.

Greenwood 67, Upper Dauphin 58
Zach Fortenbaugh scored eight of his 15 points in the second quarter to help the Wildcats notch a win on the road. The win also keeps Greenwood one game back of first-place Halifax in the loss column. Anson Amour scored 18 of his 24 points in the second half for the Trojans, while Zach Markel chipped in with 12.

Newport 73, Millersburg 53
Matt Lehman, Mason Hoover and Jimmy Williams each scored six points in the third quarter to help the Buffaloes take the lead for good for a TVL home win. Newport's win keeps it in a second-place tie with Greenwood -- a half game back of first-place Halifax. Lehman led with a game-high 22 points. Brett Boyer and Josh Clark scored 12 points apiece for the Indians.

CCAC

Dayspring Christian 43, Bible Baptist 41
Isiah Gregory scored a game-high 22 points as DC held on at home against the Bobcats. Nick Brinson scored 15 of his 20 points in the first half for Bible Baptist. The Bobcats had a chance to tie when Dayspring missed the front half of two one-and-one bonuses.

OTHERS

Williams Valley 80, Minersville 47
Casey Bond scored eight of his 16 in the third quarter when the Vikings pulled away at home in this non-league affair. WV also got a game-high 18 points from Chuck Rodichok, while Brenton Eades led the Miners with 14.

LEBANON COUNTY

Cocalico 61, Elco 52
Cocalico clinched no worse than a tie for the Lancaster-Lebanon League Section III title in boys' basketball with a 61-52 win over Elco on Tuesday night. The Eagles (13-6, 10-3) outscored the Raiders (10-9, 7-6) in the first three quarters to take a 46-30 lead heading into the final period. Earvin Johnson scored 10 of his game-high 22 points in the first period and added eight in the fourth quarter to help Cocalico hold off a 22-point Elco rally.

Manheim Central 41, Northern Lebanon 36
Matt Huff scored 11 points to lead the Barons in L-L III. Manheim Central enjoyed a 14-6 third quarter that made it 31-26 heading into the fourth. Andrew Lessing had 11 points for the Vikings.

Hempfield 53, Cedar Crest 30
The Black Knights held the Falcons to just two points in the second quarter in L-L I. Matt Donato scored 14 points for Hempfield. Tyler Reed provided 10 points for Cedar Crest.

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